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The makers of hit iPhone title Angry Birds have lashed out at Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft for its unauthorised use of an icon representing the title in promotional material for its Windows Phone 7 platform. We have NOT committed to doing a Windows Phone 7 version,” a tweet from …
Read More »Microsoft to close Massive Inc?
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft is to close its in-game ad agency Massive Inc, according to a report by Media Week. The site reports that general manager JJ Richards is already on the hunt for another job while technology experts from the company are in the process of being reassigned. …
Read More »Xbox 360 dash update gets more new features
Microsoft has announced a number of extra changes that are on the way in the next Xbox 360 dashboard update due out on November 4th. Chief amongst the additions in a reworking of the codec powering voice chat. This will provide improved audio quality for those chatting with friends while …
Read More »Steam vs Windows ‘hurting PC market’
The developer of the upcoming Duke Nukem Forever has claimed that the Steam and Games For Windows platforms are damaging to the PC industry. Making the comments at the London Games Festival according to CVG, Gearbox marketing boss and Shacknews founder Steve Gibson said that Valve’s Steam and Microsoft’s Games …
Read More »You thought Kinect didnt need peripherals?
Kinect’s success in allowing users to play games with nothing other than their body is a remarkable technical achievement and a significant milestone in the history of gaming. So quite why you’d want to buy an inflatable boat to stand in as you do is, if MCV is being honest, …
Read More »Ubi claims three year R&D headstart on Kinect
Microsoft motion control tech backed by French studio
Read More »Spielberg in for Halo movie rights?
It is being rumoured that acclaimed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg could be preparing a swoop for the Halo movie rights, potentially resurrecting what has been a long and turbulent history for the silver screen adaptation of the franchise. Vulture reports that DreamWorks hopes to base its film on the novelisations …
Read More »Next Xbox ‘could be a handheld’
Next-gen successors to Microsoft and Sony’s powerhouse consoles would benefit from no longer being tethered to the living room TV, the vice president of Epic Games has said. Imagine a future Xbox 360 that is actually a tablet you carry around,” said Mark Rein in a new interview with Develop. …
Read More »Xbox 360 tipped for price cut
Michael Pachter has predicted that Microsoft will be the next platform holder to cut the price of its hardware. We estimate that a $50 console price cut across the board will impact software sales by a positive five per cent, and we expect Microsoft to lead with a cut some …
Read More »Mattrick promoted at Microsoft
Microsoft has confirmed that it has promoted former senior vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick to the full role of president. The restructuring comes as the fallout of the recent departure of former president Robbie Bach. Mattrick a former long-timer at third party publisher EA, now takes …
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